NFL Week 4 Power Rankings | All 16 Week 5 Games — Afternoon Drive with the Coach Tuesday 10/6/26

Coach opens with the news. Lamar Jackson sprained his ankle and is reported unlikely to play Sunday night in Atlanta (ESPN), and the NFL Referees Association will challenge the suspensions of two officials (ESPN). His power rankings: the 4-0 Chiefs, who won 30-27 in Las Vegas and now have a bye; the unbeaten 49ers; the Falcons, who have scored 80 points in two weeks since turning to Michael Penix Jr.; the Seahawks; and the 3-1 Jaguars. Then every Week 5 game in two minutes or less (NFL.com). Thursday's Bucs-Cowboys is "all about Dallas" and CeeDee Lamb's 17-catch day in Houston (Dallas Cowboys). Coach would leave the hot hand in for the Bears at Lambeau, and he calls C.J. Stroud "not a franchise quarterback" as the 0-4 Texans visit the 0-4 Titans. He also has advice for Cam Ward after his post-game press conference (The Tennessean).

Coach puts Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Justin Herbert "on notice" in the Super Bowl conversation. He plays C.J. Gardner-Johnson's post-game comments and Mike Vrabel's reply before Raiders-Patriots (The Big Lead), and Steve Gleason's ManningCast roast of Peyton Manning before Vikings-Saints. He predicts the Browns will be at least 7-3 at their bye, and calls the Steelers one of four "OG franchises" the networks want winning. Jameis Winston's post-game sermon after the Giants' 98-yard pick-six (New York Giants) sets up the Giants at Washington. Jim Harbaugh's answer about Justin Herbert has Coach calling the 0-4 Chargers delusional (LA Times), and Dan Campbell's fourth-and-20 call in Carolina is his case that Campbell is a coordinator, not a head coach (MLive). He takes Seattle over San Francisco and says Atlanta could roll a Ravens team without Lamar. Coach thinks Josh Allen has to start running again, then the Rams beat the Bills on Monday night. Coach's picks are his opinions.

Housekeeping: Coach and Company is live weekdays at 10 AM ET, and Afternoon Drive is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM ET (Thursday: TNF and college football). College football Tuesdays start tonight with Southern Miss at Troy. A BTT Studios channel on Roku launches by the end of the week. Super Chats get read on air.

Timestamps

00:00 Open: what Afternoon Drive is on Tuesdays
01:00 News: Lamar Jackson's ankle, officials' suspensions challenged
02:22 Power rankings: Chiefs, 49ers, Falcons, Seahawks, Jaguars
04:41 Every Week 5 game in two minutes or less
05:06 Thursday: Bucs at Cowboys
07:31 London: Eagles vs. Jaguars (and the Rams' coaches)
10:31 Bears at Packers: leave the hot hand in
13:03 Texans at Titans: C.J. Stroud and Cam Ward
17:30 Bengals at Dolphins: AFC QBs and Super Bowls
20:06 Raiders at Patriots (Gardner-Johnson vs. Vrabel)
25:58 Vikings at Saints (Steve Gleason's ManningCast roast)
30:04 Browns at Jets: defensive head coaches
32:42 Colts at Steelers: the OG franchises
35:14 Giants at Commanders: the Jameis Winston Experience
40:54 Broncos at Chargers: Jim Harbaugh's answer
45:12 Lions at Cardinals: Dan Campbell's hot seat
47:53 49ers at Seahawks
50:28 Sunday night: Ravens at Falcons
53:24 Breaking: Seahawks pass on Joe Mixon
54:10 Monday night: Bills at Rams
57:17 AFC quarterbacks on notice
58:12 Roku tease and sign-off

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